The best replacement for vhd is vdi.

The best alternatives to vhd are rated as following:
★★★★★  vdi
★★★★  vhdx
★★★★  iso
★★★  wim
★★★  avhd
★★★  partition
★★  pass through
★★  vmdk
★★  ovf
★  passthrough
★  vmc
  physical disk
  passthrough disk

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Speaking about vhd, one probably shouldn't forget about vmware workstation.

Other search terms related to vhd and their ratings are:
★★★★★ vmware workstation
★ vmware player
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